Juvenile savings-bank.



PATENTED SEPT. 18

G. HOLMES.

WI JUVENILE SAVINGS BANK.

APPLICATION FILED GOT. 18, 1905.

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WALTER G. HOLMES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

JUVENILE SAVINGS BANK- Specification of Letters Patent. A

Patented Sept. 18, 1906.

Application filed October 18, 1905. Serial No. 283,266.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER G. HOLMES, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved JuvenileSavings-Bank, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention relates'to toy money-boxes and its object is to provide anew and improved juvenile savings-bank which is simple and durable inconstruction and exceedingly ornamental and arranged to stimulate savingby constantly reminding children and other persons of a home that may beowned if money is saved.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and thenpointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the im- Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionof vation of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The juvenile savings-bank illustrated in the drawings consists,essentially, of a miniature dwelling or like building A and a miniaturelot B. The miniature building A is removably set on the top B of the lotB and fits onto raised portions B to hold the building A againstaccidental displacement on the miniature lot B, but permitting removalof the building A whenever it is desired to empty the building A of thecoins C introduced from time to time by way of a slot A, formed on someportion of the house-for instance, in the roof, as indicated in thedrawings. erably provided with a removable and ordinarily-locked portionA to permit removal of the money from the building whenever it isdesired to empty-the same of the savings.

The miniature lot B is in the form of a casin or receptacle adapted tocontain water, held with its upper surface continually in contact withthe under surface of the top B, and as the latter is made of a porousmaterial it is evident that the water passes into the said top B bycapillary attraction to supply the plant-seeds and the like placed onthe The bottom of the building A is prefupper surface of the top B withsufficient moisture to cause the same to germinate, and thus produce, onthe upper surface of the miniature lot B a growth of plantssuch, forinstance, as grass, if grass-seed is used. In order to maintain thewater'in constant contact with the top B, a water-supply is arranged onthe miniature lot B, preferably in the form of a well D, the top surfaceof which is a considerable distance above the under surface of the topB, so that when the well D is kept filled with water it is evident thatsufficient pressure is exerted by this wellwater onto the watercontained in the lotcasing to hold the upper surface thereof constantlyin contact with the under surface of the top B. From the foregoing itwill be seen that by the arrangement described the plants are suppliedwith suflicient moisture to keep the same in a green condition, thusgreatly heightening the appearance of the lot B and giving the whole thenatural appearance of a house and lot.

The miniature lot B is preferably provided with a suitable railing orfence E, and the top B is provided with a raised portion B representinga walk leading to the entrance of the miniature building A from steps Bformed on the casing, as plainly shown in- Figs. 1 and 2. On oppositesides of this raised portion B are formed recesses B in the miniaturelot for containing soil sufficiently rich for facilitating plantlifethat is, to permit of growing plants in the soil-to heighten theappearance of the house and lot. The lot-casing may also be providedwith recesses B, preferably near the front corners, for the reception ofbulbs or miniature flower-pots F, adapted to contain soil and plants torender the entire construction still more attractive.

It is understood that the several minor features mentioned can be variedto a great extent without deviating from my invention, the essentialfeature of which is to provide an exceedingly ornamental juvenilesavings-bank arranged to stimulate savings by constantly remindingchildren and other persons of a home that may be owned if money issaved, especially as the construction discloses a miniature house andlot on which plant life is active. It will also be noticed that thedevice is instructive to children and other persons as activeplant lifeis produced.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to securebyLetters Patent- 1. In a juvenile savings-bank, a base therefor,comprising a casing having a porous top and adapted to contain water.

2. In a juvenile savings-bank, a base therefor, comprising a casinghaving a porous top and adapted to contain water, the casing having anopening in its top, the Wall of which extends above the upper faceof thesaid top.

3. In a juvenile savings-bank, a base therefor, comprising a casinghaving a porous top and adapted to contain water, the

. casing having a step-like opening in one side and the top providedwith a raised portion leading inwardly from the step-like opening,

therefor comprising a casing having a porous top and adapted to containwater, the

casing having a step-like opening in one side and the top provided Withrecesses, and with a raised portion leading inwardly from the Istep-like opening, said raised portion being provided on opposite sideswith recesses.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscrlbing wltnesses.

WALTER G. HOLMES.

Witnesses:

THEo. G. HosTER, EVERARD B. MARSHALL.

